Texas has punched its ticket to the 2022 College World Series after an 11-1 dismantling of East Carolina.
The Longhorns offense opened the game with some of the late momentum they built in game two. Douglas Hodo and Eric Kennedy reached base before Ivan Melendez smoked home run No. 32 of the season to give Texas an early 3-0 lead.
Skyler Messinger would bring home Murphy Stehly with his first of three hits on the day to push the Texas lead to 4-0 before a five-hour weather delay approached.
Mother nature was not able to slow the Texas bats. Five more Longhorns came across to score in the second inning as Texas strung together some big hits. Trey Faltine and Silas Ardoin would add solo home runs later in the ballgame.
THAT’S A BIG BARREL!@TFaltine goes way back and it’s 10-1 Horns in the 5th!#HookEm
pic.twitter.com/CDUYun9Gy4— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) June 13, 2022
Texas held down the Pirates’ high-powered offense to just one run on five hits behind a legendary performance from senior righty Tristan Stevens. In his first start since April 30 against Oklahoma State, Stevens delivered on the biggest stage with six innings of one-run ball.
Travis Stehle and Jared Southard slammed the door shut on the Pirates season and have Texas fans packing for Omaha.
Texas will square off against Notre Dame in the College World Series opener after the Irish upset No. 1 Tennesse earlier in the day. The Horns are looking for national championship No. 7 in program history.
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— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) June 13, 2022
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